I think you're conflating social networks with social media

Maybe? When I see people talking about social media, they say stuff like Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, etc. It's not hard to extend that to say, Tumblr, which Cohost borrowed a lot from, for example. Though I will admit, I've never really heard of a Discord or Reddit "influencer"...

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direwolf20 an hour ago | parent [-]

Social network: talk to friends

Social media: algorithmic feed

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LoganDark an hour ago | parent [-]

So that would make Reddit social media, if I'm understanding correctly. I think not HN because everybody sees the same front page. I don't know if Discord is pushing personalized server suggestions yet.

	▲	direwolf20 29 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		HN is somewhere in the middle because the feed is shared instead of personalized, but it's still algorithmic and with global reach so I place it close to other social media.